Seeing Xia Shang's state, the Miao family stopped making things difficult for him and turned their attention to Uncle Miao Er. "You haven't been to the hospital in so long. When you heard Father passed away and came back, I thought you had a change of heart. But you didn't even visit Father's ward once. You just came straight to find Sangsang? What exactly do you want?"
"What can I do?" Uncle Miao Er said with a dry laugh. "I just want to confirm if he's a fake or not."
"Are you serious? My brother and I look exactly alike. Do you still need to confirm this?" Miao Tong found Uncle Miao Er's words utterly ridiculous.
"There are so many ways to change one's appearance now. Who knows if he's..." Uncle Miao Er's words were cut off by Miao Tong.
"Yes, yes, Aunt Miao Er has had too many cosmetic surgeries, changing her face every time. I can never recognize her. " Miao Tong pulled out his phone and flipped through it. "You had your nose done again last month, right? I heard there were some problems, and you're going abroad for corrections now, aren't you?"
"Miao Tong! You!" Uncle Miao Er was furious that Miao Tong knew so much about his family.
"But this is good, otherwise, how would Uncle have the chance to visit his little lover at Liaohé Garden, right?" Miao Tong's finger, which had been scrolling on his phone screen, stopped. He flipped the phone to show Uncle Miao Er, smiling brightly. "But it seems Uncle's current little lover isn't very honest. She's using the money Uncle lavishes on her to support a toy boy outside. Apparently, he's a member of an 18th-tier boy band."
At this moment, Uncle Miao Er's face completely darkened.
For a moment, it was impossible to tell whether his anger stemmed from Miao Tong exposing his family's privacy or from being thoroughly cuckolded.
"Second Brother, Father has just passed away, and I don't want to fall out with you at this time. But I hope you won't go too far. Sangsang is my son. Since I've brought him back this time, I won't let him be in danger again. You should understand what I mean," Father Miao said sternly to Uncle Miao Er.
"I just want what Father left behind. Give me the things, and I'll leave immediately!" Uncle Miao Er said coldly.
"Then why don't you just ask Grandpa?" Miao Tong said. "Why are you picking on my brother?"
"Before the Patriarch passed away, only Miao Sang saw him!" Uncle Miao Er said.
"Sangsang, did your grandfather say anything or give you anything before he passed away?" Xia Shang didn't answer directly. Instead, he put on a stern face and secretly tugged at the hem of Xia Qingtian's clothes.
Qingtian had told him not to speak.
"Little Uncle, don't be afraid," Xia Qingtian turned and gently squeezed Xia Shang's wrist, winking at him. "Did the old man say anything at the time?"
"He… called me Sangsang," Xia Shang understood Xia Qingtian's intention and said, "He said it was good that I was back, and then…"
"That's it?" Uncle Miao Er seemed somewhat incredulous.
That old man had been clinging to life, struggling for so long. Did he really just want to see Miao Sang before he passed?
That shouldn't be right!
"What about the token? Didn't he give you anything?" Uncle Miao Er pressed.
"The old man was so sick, he probably didn't even have the strength to lift his hand. How could he have given you a token?" Xia Qingtian said. "To put it bluntly, the first time I saw that old man, I thought it was a miracle he was still alive. Being able to say one sentence and look at my little uncle was already using all his strength."
"It's a good thing that the old man passed away without regret. What else do you want? Should he have held a banquet and set off firecrackers?" Xia Qingtian shot Uncle Miao Er an annoyed glance. "As for you, you came here acting as if my little uncle had stolen something from your family."
"Get it straight. It was your family who asked my little uncle to see the old man one last time and let him pass away peacefully. It wasn't my little uncle who came here to shamelessly recognize kinship. Even without you, my little uncle would still be living very well. He's willing to come here because he's kind and for the old man who just passed away, not for you to stand there condescendingly and insult him! And you're acting like you're trying to extort us. Who cares about you! Little Uncle! Let's go!"
Saying this, Xia Qingtian pulled Xia Shang's wrist, preparing to leave.
The Miao family was a mess, and she didn't know what was going on. Xia Qingtian absolutely wouldn't let Xia Shang stay in the Miao family like this. And Xia Shang's younger brother, although he looked young, always gave Xia Qingtian a feeling of smiling with a hidden dagger, which made her very uncomfortable. And then there was Uncle Miao Er… Xia Qingtian vaguely knew why the system had alerted her to an assassination event. It was likely related to Uncle Miao Er.
"Wait a moment! You can leave, but you must hand over the things!" Uncle Miao Er blocked Xia Qingtian and Xia Shang, saying fiercely.
Based on his understanding of the Patriarch, that old man wouldn't die just like that. He would definitely hand over the token to Miao Sang, the jinx, before he died.
"I told you there's nothing! Why are you so persistent!" Xia Qingtian protected Xia Shang behind her, frowning at Uncle Miao Er. "If you continue like this, I'm calling the police!"
"Uncle Er, you keep pestering my brother, and it's not right. Why don't you go down and ask Grandpa yourself!" Miao Tong yawned, his smile bright and irritating.
"Sangsang, you just got back, why are you leaving already?" Mother Miao's eyes turned red again as she saw Xia Qingtian about to take Xia Shang away.
"Second Brother, this is a hospital. You'd better not make such a scene and embarrass the Miao family!" Father Miao frowned.
"Enough nonsense! Don't think I don't know what you're up to! I must get what belongs to me today!" Uncle Miao Er gritted his teeth and said sinisterly. If they were given the chance to transfer the token, he would never get the Patriarch's token or what was rightfully his.
"So noisy!" At this moment, an untimely female voice, accompanied by the sound of the door being forcefully kicked open, was heard. "If you keep arguing, I'll beat you all into the hospital, and then I'll have people install two speakers outside your rooms so you know how disgusting it is to be disturbed while hospitalized!"
Hearing this sudden voice, everyone fell silent for a moment.
Xia Qingtian looked back and was also stunned. "Wen Jiu!"
"Huh? Qingtian?" Wen Jiu was also surprised to see Xia Qingtian, then looked at the people with Xia Qingtian. She clapped her hands and said, "Why are they all from the Miao family? Did the old man Miao in the ward at the end of the corridor die? And you're here to fight over the inheritance? Hahaha~ I'm just kidding."
Wen Jiu laughed for a long time without anyone responding, and Uncle Miao Er, who had been the most aggressive, had a very subtle expression. Wen Jiu then realized, "You're kidding, right? He's really dead?"